House of Representatives

HB 2258

election law amendments

Sponsors: Representatives Jarrett, Voss, Pearce et al.

DP	Committee on Judiciary
dpa	Caucus and COW
x	As Transmitted to the Governor

HB 2258 makes substantive and technical changes to Arizona election law.

Provisions

· Requires the county in which a special district or the greater portion of the assessed valuation is located responsible for holding a special district election.

· Clarifies write-in candidate law by adding a new subsection that prohibits a person from running as a write-in candidate in the primary election if the candidate failed to obtain enough signatures to be listed on the primary ballot.

· Allows an election officer to use an alternative format for mailing a sample ballot to a voter whose party is not entitled to representation on the ballot.

· Adds language to early ballot reporting requirements to prohibit partial or complete tallies of the early election board from being released before all precincts have reported or one hour after the polls close, whichever is first.

· Authorizes an election official to count early ballots only after confirming election equipment logic and accuracy with the Secretary of State.

· Requires that a copy of a decision by a governing body regarding a fire, community park maintenance, or sanitary district boundary change must be sent to the officer in charge of elections.

· Makes technical and conforming changes.

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· 44th Legislature

· Second Regular Session 2 April 18, 2001

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